Book Review: The Lifecycle of Software Objects
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There is heartening news for pro-humanity partisans. In at least one field of endeavor, human beings still reign supreme over our would-be robot overlords. I am speaking of course of that highest of...
View ArticleA.I. Research Mines ‘Minecraft’ to Mimic Human Learning
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View ArticleFoolproof and Incapable of Error: RIP John McCarthy
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View ArticlePrepare For Robot Overlords
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View ArticleIs a Robot Takeover Around the Corner?
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View ArticleThe Role of the Lego Mindstorms EV3 Robot in Artificial Intelligence Research
Lego Mindstorms EV3 robot. Image: Maryann Goldman As a First Lego League (FLL) coach, Lego Mindstorms EV3 robot enthusiast, and overall Lego brick fan, I read a lot of Lego-related books and articles....
View ArticleHilarious AI Creates ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Cards
Image: Wizards of the Coast Reed Morgan Milewicz is a Ph. D candidate working in the iProgress lab at the University of Alabama. His fascinating (and viral) simple artificial intelligence program has...
View ArticleGeekDad Daily Deal: The Complete Machine Learning Bundle
Be a part of the new frontier with today’s Daily Deal, the Complete Machine Learning Bundle. Machine learning gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. This bundle of...
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View ArticleMore Intelligent Email — An Interesting Notion
Notion is a personalized intelligence layer for email that gets smarter as you use it and has a few more amazing tricks up its sleeve for you. Click through to read all of "More Intelligent Email — An...
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View ArticleGeekDad Daily Deal: The Machine Learning & AI for Business Bundle
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